Upgrade to WordPress 3.2 “Gershwin”

July 5, 2011

The lovely folks over at WordPress have released Version 3.2, aka “Gershwin,” so named for its smoother, more customizable features. “Faster, leaner, cleaner and easier to make your mark with.” Check out the highlights below, but take care to read this entire article for directions on upgrading. This is a special update you don’t want to miss out on.

Make sure you’re using MySQL5. (gs) Clusters 4,5,6,7,8 or 9 are already using MySQL 5.Note: Some (gs) Grid-Service users on Cluster 1, 2 or 3 may need to upgrade your databases. First, find out what Clusteryour (gs) resides on. From there, you can discover what version of MySQL you are using inside of PHPMyAdmin. If you need to upgrade, please enter support request from your AccountCenter.

(mt) users who already have WordPress, update using yourwp-admin panel